Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey men's tennis team used a key win at fourth singles to pull out a 5-4 victory over visiting Haverford College on Tuesday.
The win puts the Lions at 9-6 on the season, while the Fords fell to 8-6.
With the match tied at four wins each, TCNJ got a win from freshman Dean Thompson (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) at fourth singles to clinch the match. He outlasted Haverford's Natty Sergay (Bethesda, MD/Bethesda-Chevy Chase) by the scores of 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.
The Lions also got wins at third singles by Jonathan Yu (Hamilton Square, NJ/Steinert), Keith Goldstein (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) in the fifth spot, and Dan Lee (Abington, PA/Abington) in the sixth position.
At second doubles, Thompson and TJ Riley (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Moorestown) teamed up for the Lions to record a 9-8 (8-6) win.
TCNJ caps the regular season on Wednesday hosting Stevens Institute of Technology in a 3:30 p.m. start at TCNJ's Tennis Complex.
The College of New Jersey 5, Haverford College 4
Singles competition
1. Kevin Caulfield (HAVMTN) def. Steven Fernandez (TCNJMEN) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
2. Hailiu Yang (HAVMTN) def. Stewart Fernandez (TCNJMEN) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
3. Jonathan Yu (TCNJMEN) def. Will Garrett (HAVMTN) 6-1, 6-1
4. Dean Thompson (TCNJMEN) def. Natty Sergay (HAVMTN) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Keith Goldstein (TCNJMEN) def. Ankur Arya (HAVMTN) 6-3, 6-1
6. Daniel Lee (TCNJMEN) def. Michael Gelberg (HAVMTN) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Kevin Caulfield/Danny Himelstein (HAVMTN) def. Steven Fernandez/Stewart Fernandez (TCNJMEN) 8-6
2. TJ Riley/Dean Thompson (TCNJMEN) def. Will Garrett/Hailiu Yang (HAVMTN) 9-8 (8-6)
3. Matthew Cebul/Natty Sergay (HAVMTN) def. Daniel Lee/Jonathan Yu (TCNJMEN) 8-6